If you have followed ETG for some time, you know food usually revolves around sauces. Whether on burgers, in stir-fries, or just an easy dressing – I absolutely love sauces. This creamy avocado sauce is so delicious and so versatile!
To make it, I blended avocados with some of my favorite ingredients. With the addition of cilantro, coconut milk (for extra creaminess), lime juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, and some salt and pepper, it’s rich and creamy, tangy, and has a little spice to it.
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On top of that, this avocado cream sauce can go with just about anything you plan on eating! Whether it be tacos, with some chicken or salmon, taquitos, pasta, or just with chips and salsa. I’ve been adding it to my eggs in the morning, as a spread on sandwiches, and on whatever else I am eating.
Plus, avocados make a great addition to any diet as they are also loaded with healthy fats to help fill you up and keep you full. Along with those healthy fats come fiber, folate, vitamins A & K, and potassium!
If you have ever saved a cut avocado before, you know they get brown. While this sauce does turn a little brown after a few days, it still tastes great.
Why we love this creamy avocado sauce
- easy to make and ready in 5 minutes
- calls for only 6 simple ingredients
- super versatile – just it on tacos, in burritos, as a dip with chips, with eggs, or even with pasta!
- a fun way to change up your typical guacamole
Ingredients
- ripe avocados
- lite coconut milk – for extra creaminess
- fresh lime juice – for some tang
- fresh cilantro
- garlic
- red pepper flakes – for a bit of spice
- salt and pepper
How to make avocado sauce
- Make your avocado sauce. Place all ingredients into a Vitamix, high-powered blender, or food processor. You can also place all the ingredients in a wide-mouth jar and use an immersion blender. Blend until smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds.
- Enjoy! Use it as a dip, a sauce, spread, or however you please!
How to keep avocado sauce from turning brown
To keep the avocado sauce from turning brown, make sure to store it in an air-tight container in the fridge. For extra protection from the air, you can put a thin layer of plastic wrap on top of it in your dish. The sauce will get a little brown the longer it sits (especially the part exposed to the air), but it won’t affect the flavor.
How to use creamy avocado lime sauce
This avocado sauce recipe is super versatile. Here are a few ways to use it:
- on top of any meat – chicken, turkey, or pork
- with seafood – would be great with salmon or shrimp
- in tacos or burritos
- with nachos or quesadillas
- as a dip – perfect for chips, veggies, or taquitos!
- as a sauce for pasta – it’s perfect with any kind of pasta, and I love adding some protein and vegetables mixed in for a complete dish. A nice change-up from your typical red sauce.
- as a salad dressing for a salad or grain/power bowl – I suggest thinning out the sauce a little (you can just use a little water) if using it as a dressing.
- with eggs for breakfast
- as a spread on sandwiches
Storage
- fridge – store in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days. I love these weck jars to keep it fresh.
- freezer – while you can freeze avocado sauce, I would not recommend it as the texture and consistency will change.
Substitutions and additions
- lite coconut milk – greek yogurt or sour cream will work instead of coconut milk. The recipe will no longer be dairy-free with these. The flavor will also change some.
- lime juice – lemon juice will work instead of lime.
- cilantro – if you don’t like cilantro, another fresh herb will work. Parsley or dill would be delicious.
- fresh garlic – garlic powder will work if you don’t have fresh. Use 1 teaspoon.
- red pepper flakes – leave it out if you don’t like spice.
And here are some additions to change up the flavor:
- sweetener – add a little honey to give it a little sweetness
- jalapeno – if you want it a little more spicy, add some fresh jalapeno
- spices – a little onion powder, cumin, chili powder, or paprika would be great additions!
More healthy sauce recipes
- homemade tzatziki sauce
- best burger sauce
- peanut butter sauce
- spicy red pepper sauce
- creamy lemon garlic sauce
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Avocado Sauce
ingredients
- 2 medium-large avocados, skin and pit removed (260 grams)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened lite coconut milk (from a can)
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 cup packed cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (use less for less spicy)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
instructions
- Make your avocado sauce. Place all ingredients into a Vitamix, high-powered blender, or food processor. You can also place all the ingredients in a wide-mouth jar and use an immersion blender. Blend until smooth and creamy, or your desired consistency, about 30 seconds. Adjust according to taste.
- Enjoy! Use it as a dip, a sauce, spread, or however you please!
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Hi, just discovered your site and I am loving it. Have saved a BUNCH of recipes for next weeks meals and am excited. I want to give this a try but I have that gene that makes cilantro taste like soap to me. Is there a decent substitute like parsley or is the cilantro kind of covered up mostly from the other ingredients?
Hey, Renee! So glad you found my site! I would use parsley instead of cilantro. Dill would be good too. Hope that helps and hope you enjoy the recipes!
Hi can I freeze the sauce as I have lots of ripe avocados that need using up!!
Hey Shelia – yes, I think that would work just fine. It might get a little brown on the top where air can get to it, but the flavor should still be there. Let me know how it goes if you do!
What spice? from the pepper flakes?!!!!
Yes, the red pepper flakes add some heat, but you can add some more if you like it more spicy. As it sits, it gets spicier.
Hi! Hubby’s allergic to coconut. Any suggested alternatives for coconut milk? I’m super excited to try this recipe.
Hey Ros! The coconut milk adds a good creaminess to it, but I am thinking you can use any kind of milk (almond, cashew…), but maybe just use a little less of it since those aren’t as thick. I would start with 1/4 cup and add from there. Hope that helps!
I made this sauce for the first time and i am not sure what i was waiting for… its amazing!!! I have since been putting it on everything I eat! Eggs, veggies, hamburgers, chicken, absolutely everything! Love , love, love!!!
OMG yay!! It’s so versatile! Thanks for trying Diana, glad you liked it!
Made this earlier today. When I first tasted it, I was a bit underwhelmed. BUT!!! 6 hours later: I used some on my salad and it is amazing!! just a subtle bit of heat from the flakes- Needless to say, I’ll be using it all week
Aw yay, so glad to hear that Mary! I find that once sauces sit for a little, the flavors are really enhanced!
this sauce sounds amazing Kelly! i am so excited that i can eat it while doing the whole30!!!!! how ling will it keep in the fridge?
Yay! It will last for a week or so! It turns a little brown on top, but you can just scrape that off! I hope you enjoy 🙂
I LOVE those sauces that you can put on almost everything; it looks so creamy. I might add less spice, because i have a very wimpy mouth, but the texture and flavor sounds so good.
Me too! I am all about a good sauce! You can def hold off on the spice some, I just add spice to everything since I love spicy haha!